For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express yourself, the fly new beat. I can't sit still; I have no nostalgia. I don't have to have nostalgia.
Change is a direct element of hip-hop. That's the whole thing with style.
The advancement of style is the cornerstone of hip hop. There is no correct or conservative way to make rap music. Rap is and must remain the answer, the alternative, to the conservative approach of making music.
My favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop.
Hip-hop is always moving. It's always looking for the next style; it's always trying to one-up the last person.
The emergence of the independent hip-hop scene has replaced what we called the "underground scene". It's what the underground scene has evolved into: actual businesses.
I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.
I'm not trying to change the face of hip-hop music. I'm trying to make my records and always take the next step for me.
There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n' roll. When hip-hop came on the scene, it was the last legitimate creation of a new genre.
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